Museum Director & Leadership Jobs
36 open roles · 114 on record · checked 30 October 2026
Directors, heads of department and senior leadership across museums, galleries and foundations.
Directors and heads of department carry an institution's programme, its budget and its public position. The posts gathered here span whole-institution directorships, deputy and associate directorships, and heads of curatorial, collections, learning and development. Recruitment usually runs longer than for other museum posts, and often through an appointed search firm.
Also advertised as Director, Executive Director, Chief Executive, Artistic Director, Head of Department, Direktor:in, Museumsleitung, Directeur.
On record: Director 46 · Directeur 21 · Museumsleitung 9 · Direktor:in 3 · Executive Director 3 · Chief Executive 2 · Artistic Director 1
Every museum director role on CuratorSearch, gathered daily from institutions' own careers pages and kept on record after the role closes.
- Advertised pay
- median about €71,562 a year, annualised, across 67 postings that stated it · middle half €57,646–€85,270
- Hiring now
- Crawford Art Gallery3M HKA2Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg2Annette von Droste zu Hülshoff-Stiftung, HavixbeckBaltimore Museum of ArtBayerisches Nationalmuseum, MünchenCleveland Museum of ArtFlagg Township MuseumHamburger Kunsthalle Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts, HamburgKulturamt Gera, GeraMillay ArtsMuseum of Art and Photography (MAP - Bangalore)muZIEumNTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA)Regen ProjectsRoyal Ontario MuseumStadhuismuseum ZierikzeeStadtverwaltung Pritzwalk / Museumsfabrik, PritzwalkStiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart gGmbH, StuttgartSTPI - Creative Workshop and Gallery (Singapore)The Broad (Los Angeles)The Menil Collection (Houston)The Museum of Modern ArtThe Studio Museum in Harlem (New York)University of California, Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of ArtVillage of New Lenox, IllinoisVoid Gallery (Derry)Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, BremenWestern Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the WestWinnipeg Art Gallery (WAG-Qaumajuq)Zeeuws MuseumZweckverband kelten römer museum manching, Manching
- Geschäftsführung und Künstlerische Leitung (w/m/d)
Annette von Droste zu Hülshoff-Stiftung, Havixbeck · Havixbeck, Germany
- Leitung Kunstsammlung Gera
Kulturamt Gera, Gera · Gera, Germany
- Director of Education
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West · Scottsdale · pay: $90,000 – $110,000 / year
- Curatorial Project Director, Canada (24-month contract)
Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, Canada · pay: CA$100,000 – CA$140,000 / year
- Directeur/bestuurder Zeeuws Museum
Zeeuws Museum
- Deputy Director and Chief Curator
University of California, Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa
- Leitung der wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek (m/w/d)
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München · München, Germany
- Wissenschaftliche Leitung Sammlungen Wittenberg (m/w/d)
Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg · Wittenberg, Germany
- Head of Exhibitions
Museum of Art and Photography (MAP - Bangalore) · Bangalore, India
- Wissenschaftliche Leitung Mansfelder Land (m/w/d)
Stiftung Luthergedenkstätten in Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg · Wittenberg, Germany
- Leitung Restaurierung (m/w/d)
Stiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart gGmbH, Stuttgart · Stuttgart, Germany
- Leiter Museumsfabrik (m/w/d/k.A.)
Stadtverwaltung Pritzwalk / Museumsfabrik, Pritzwalk · Pritzwalk, Germany
- directeur – bestuurder Stadhuismuseum Zierikzee
Stadhuismuseum Zierikzee
- Spring 2027 Director’s Office Intern
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · New York, USA
- Museumsleitung
Zweckverband kelten römer museum manching, Manching · Manching, Germany
- Director
Flagg Township Museum · Rochelle, USA · pay: $20.00 / hour
- Executive Director - KidsWork Children's Museum
Village of New Lenox, Illinois · New Lenox, USA · pay: $81,160.00 – $115,517.00 / year
- Chief Registrar
Regen Projects · Los Angeles, USA · pay: $100,000 – $120,000 / year
- Residency Director
Millay Arts · Austerlitz, USA · pay: $55,000 – $65,000
- Leiter*in der Sammlung der Arbeiten auf Papier / Fotografie ab 1960 und Mediensammlung
Hamburger Kunsthalle Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts, Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
- Artistiek directeur bij M HKA
M HKA · Belgium
- Algemeen directeur bij M HKA
M HKA · Belgium
- Directeur-bestuurder
muZIEum · Nijmegen
- Kaufmännische Leitung als Stiftungsvorstand (m/w/d)
Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen · Bremen, Germany
- Chief Curator of Drawings, Menil Drawing Institute
The Menil Collection (Houston) · Houston, USA
- Head of Exhibition Design
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA · pay: $95,000 – $100,000 / year
- Assistant to the Chief Curator
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · pay: $64,023 / year
- Director of Conservation
Baltimore Museum of Art · Baltimore, USA · pay: $116,700 / year
- Head of Public Engagement & Head of Programming & Collection
Crawford Art Gallery · Ireland
- Head of Programming & Collection
Crawford Art Gallery · Ireland
- Head of Public Engagement
Crawford Art Gallery · Ireland
- Assistant Director / Senior Manager, Exhibition Programming & Content Development
STPI - Creative Workshop and Gallery (Singapore) · Singapore
- Assistant Director, Research & Academic Programmes
NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA) · Singapore
- Head of Sustainable Growth
Void Gallery (Derry) · Void Art Centre, UK
- Director of Live Programs
The Broad (Los Angeles) · Los Angeles, USA · pay: $170,000 – $190,000 / year
- Director & Chief Executive Officer
Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG-Qaumajuq) · Winnipeg, Canada
What museum director roles have advertised as pay
The most recent of 67 figures on record, exactly as each employer stated them, never estimated. The whole archive is free under CC BY on the salaries page.
- Geschäftsführung und Künstlerische Leitung (w/m/d) · Annette von Droste zu Hülshoff-Stiftung, Havixbeck€5,828 – €8,204 / month, gross (analogous)
- Leitung Kunstsammlung Gera · Kulturamt Gera, Gera€4,901 – €7,026 / month, gross
- Curatorial Project Director, Canada (24-month contract) · Royal Ontario MuseumCA$100,000 – CA$140,000 / year
- Directeur/bestuurder Zeeuws Museum · Zeeuws Museum€8,858 / month, gross
- Director of Education · Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West$90,000 – $110,000 / year
- Executive Director and Gallery Curator · Main Street Arts$62,353 – $82,000 / year
- Leitung der wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek (m/w/d) · Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München€3,620 – €5,015 / month, gross
- Directeur-conservator · Museum Krona€7,164 / month, gross
- Museumsleitung (m/w/div) · KULTUREXPERTEN Dr. Scheytt GmbH, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen/Bodensee€90,000 / year
- Director of Curatorial Affairs · Yale Center for British Art$170,000 – $200,000 / year
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